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29

Ukraine’s Orange Fever

November 29, 2004 | Leave a Comment

The plot thickens in the Ukraine. 100,000 supporters of the opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko occupy Kiev’s Independence Square in freezing cold protesting the defeat of their candidate by three percentage points. Yesterday, Ukraine’s Parliament gave a boost to their claims of election fraud by voting for annulling the election. Representatives of Yushchenko […]

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Nov

25

Irony, Ice, and Ideology

November 25, 2004 | 1 Comment

First I urge everyone to read Chalmers Johnson’s new article “How to Create a WIA — Worthless Intelligence Agency.”
There are certain political ironies that have occurred in the last 15 years that continually stick in my mind. One is the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999. While Clinton was intent on preventing genocide […]

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Nov

20

Moscow’s Invalids

November 20, 2004 | 2 Comments

Let me tell you about the ‘invalids.’ The invalids are young men who ride the Moscow metro begging for change from passengers. Begging, however, is really not the right word. What they are really doing is collecting a payment. A payment of a few rubles from all the passengers who either fought in Chechnya and […]

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Nov

17

Life in Ryazan

November 17, 2004 | 1 Comment

So I promised to tell about my trip to Ryazan. Ryazan is a Russian provincial town located about a three hour train ride south from Moscow. I left on a Monday morning on the 7:15 train. The ticket cost about $10. The train ride was quite pleasant. I spent most […]

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Nov

13

Sasha Uskov and I drinking vodka in Ryazan.

November 13, 2004 | 3 Comments

Sasha Uskov and I drinking vodka in Ryazan.
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Nov

12

The Internet sucks in Russia!

November 12, 2004 | 2 Comments

A quick note because I’ve been waiting for about 10 min. for a 1.41 MB file to download. The internet in Russia SUCKS!!!!!!!!! I’m currently at 38.6 kbps. That’s right, 38.6. With my DSL connection in LA, this file would have been finished 9 min. and 50 seconds ago. I […]

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Nov

12

Meeting Russian Marxists

November 12, 2004 | 1 Comment

So I’m back from Ryazan. But before I tell about my time there, I have to report my meeting with some Russian Marxists. Russian Marxists, you say? Yes, but these aren’t your hard Communists from the Soviet era. These are some young intellectuals (mid 20s to early 30s) I met at […]

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Nov

12

The Ryazan Kremlin from a far.

November 12, 2004 | Leave a Comment

The Ryazan Kremlin from a far.
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Nov

12

Lenin Street in Ryazan.

November 12, 2004 | 2 Comments

Lenin Street in Ryazan.
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Nov

12

My Bed in Russia.

November 12, 2004 | 1 Comment

My Bed in Russia.
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